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Installing a Safer Deadbolt
I belong to a couple different neighborhood list-servs, so I can get to know Austin better. On one of the list-servs, a woman talked about how her door had been kicked in (in the middle of the night while she and her children were sleeping). The thief was trying to grab the TV and run. Fortunately, her alarm (and her shouting) scared him off.In response to the story, a fellow neighborhood mentioned a really effective deadbolt, called the Medeco Maxum 11WC60L. According to this article in Consumer Reports, it’s one of the best. I find the price to be reasonable, too.I definitely plan to get this lock installed… Read More -
Halloween in July
Love this hat!No doubt this post will make some of your eyes roll back in your head. But, for me, if I’m going to execute a handmade Halloween costume, I have to start planning it in July. And, for the record, it’s almost August.I’m eager for Henry to be able to communicate to us what he wants to be for Halloween. A friend of mine let her four year-old make a list of everything she wanted to be for several weeks (of course it kept changing), but she gave her a deadline. When the deadline came, she had to pick something off her list and stick with… Read More -
The Kind of Life We Want to Live
Building a family house is a big step for Matt and me. In order to recoup the money we’re putting into it, we’re going to have to live there as long as possible. We may possibly stay there for Henry’s entire childhood.It’s weird to think about our lives like that. It’s weird to realize that Henry’s entire childhood is going to fly by and, before we know it, he’ll be an adult who is leaving the nest.Thinking like this has definitely made me devote a few spare moments to brainstorming the kind of lives we want for our family. Here are some things that come to mind (this… Read More
